Iconic Texas ranch that helped shape state history hits the market for $18M

Established in 1878, Padgitt Ranch holds a storied place in Texas history as the first fenced ranch in the state, according to the listing—a flashpoint during the turbulent Fenc ...
Capital Press

Open range law shields Eastern Oregon ranch from cattle collision lawsuit (copy)

Under Oregon’s open range law, a ranch isn’t liable for its cattle causing a car accident on an interstate highway, according to the state’s Court of Appeals. The appellate court has affirmed the ...
Oregonian

Cows on the freeway? Parts of I-84, I-5 are ‘open range’ for cattle in rural Oregon, court says

It was 11:30 at night and Roxann Stout and her adult daughter Jesica Galligher drove along Interstate 84 toward Stout’s home in eastern Oregon in 2019. Suddenly they saw a dead black cow lying in the ...

Luxury Land Rush Quietly Unfolds in Wyoming as Legacy Ranches Hit the Market

A generational turnover is fueling a rare boom in Wyoming's luxury ranch market, with a rising number of legacy properties ...
Casper Star-Tribune

Livestock investigators say cattle disappearances not always clear, some wander off open range

SHERIDAN — The ad in the paper is a plea for help. An offer is made — $20,000 for information about 24 cows branded "D — D" and 28 calves stolen from Sheridan last year. Cattle rustling is not a thing ...
La Grande Observer

Cows on the freeway? Parts of I-84, I-5 are ‘open range’ for cattle in rural Oregon, court says

Cattle graze in southern Union County as a rain squall covers part of the Elkhorn Mountains west of North Powder in 2023. PORTLAND — It was 11:30 at night and Roxann Stout and her adult daughter ...